Crowdfund InsiderWomen Investors are a Force to Be Reckoned WithJuly 24, 2015Finance Prof. Terrance Odean’s 1990s study of male and female investing differences reveals that women are less likely to invest in stocks and shares than men.

Poets and QuantsConsulting Firms Seeking Women MBAsJuly 24, 2015The Haas School of Business gains recognition for increasing the percentage of female students from the class of 2015’s 29% to the class of 2016’s 43%.

Poets and QuantsExecutive MBAs Catch The Startup BugMay 28, 2015EMBA graduate Joe Inkenbrandt attributes his experience at Haas as a driving factor in pursuing Identify3D, which sells a secure system for manufacturers of 3D-printed goods. EMBA Assistant Dean Mike Rielly says of 68 students, a dozen of the 2014 class are going into startups.

roybahat.comPredicting who will start a companyMay 27, 2015Prof. Toby Stuart, and PhD candidate Weiyi Ng, conducted an analysis on hundreds of thousands of people in the technology industry to predict future founders.

FortuneThe B-school lean startup revolution is underwayMay 4, 2015Haas lecturer Steve Blank’s Blank’s eight-week class at Haas is based on a theory of entrepreneurship rooted in the belief that the traditional model of business development fails to capture the needs of a startup.

WalletHubImproving the Plight of Working MomsMay 4, 2015Prof. Jennifer Chatman is interviewed on balancing work and family, and what companies and the government can do to support women in the workplace.

Jill Erbland, a senior program manager at the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship, was quoted about the GSVC finalists, noting how the judges agree that the quality of finalist teams has improved over the years.

Marketing Prof. Teck Ho's new study found that employees who were paid a small stipend up front, and asked to commit to just two classes, ended up taking six times more courses than their peers who received no such incentives.

Marketplace BusinessGE to sell most of its lending businessApril 10, 2015Professor James A. Wilcox was quoted in an article regarding General Electric’s recent decision to sell of most of GE Capital and leave the lending business, a choice Wilcox states will lead to a sturdier financial sector.

Infection Control TodaySaving Lives by Making Malaria Drugs More AffordableApril 6, 2015Terry Taylor, associate professor of business administration, was featured in an article regarding his co-authored study on different subsidies via private donors to make malaria drugs more affordable.

Business StandardContent creators leave social networks when messaging is easyApril 6, 2015Two Haas researchers, associate professor Zsolt Katona and Edgar F Kaiser Chair Ganesh Iyer, were featured in an article for their study highlighting that as reaching large audiences becomes easier and cheaper, the less “content creators” choose to respond and participate.

The EconomistThe digital decade dawnsApril 2, 2015Dean Richard Lyons was mentioned in an article regarding business schools’ gradual integration of digital tools, igniting what promises to be a drastic change in how education is taught and owned by faculty and students alike.

Bloomberg BusinessEuropean Secrecy Makes Banks Guessing Game for InvestorsApril 1, 2015Professor Ross Levine was quoted in an article regarding the unsettling secrecy that investors and analysts are contending with as Europe’s banks shy away from transparency about their financial health.

Bloomberg BusinessFUEL: What’s in a summer gas blend?April 1, 2015Energy economist Severin Borenstein was quoted in an article about how gas prices will go up this summer when oil refiners make the mandated switch to cleaner fuel.

Ignacio Sáez, co-author of a study of a brain chemical linked to compassion, said his research with Haas Assistant Professor Ming Hsu is an "important step toward learning how our aversion to inequity is influenced by our brain chemistry."

The Daily CalifornianLocalwise (more than a social enterprise)February 18, 2015MBA ’15 alumni Ben Hamlin and Maya Tobias were mentioned in an article featuring their startup Localwise, an online platform where local businesses can share recommendations of their favorite service providers.

Inc.Why Great Leaders Embrace UncertaintyFebruary 11, 2015Associate Professor Don Moore, the Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership, was mentioned in an article about how leaders who embrace uncertainty tend to maintain and gain greater credibility over time.

Harvard Business ReviewSmart Leaders Are OK with Seeming UncertainFebruary 10, 2015Associate Professor Don Moore wrote an article on how 100% confidence in leaders can ultimately lead to loss of credibility, due to the fact that those leaders leave no room for exploring all possibilities.

Wine CurmudgeonCould the Internet screw up direct shipping?January 29, 2015Professor Steve Tadelis was quoted in an article about his study on internet purchases, which shows that direct shipping isn’t a guarantee of better shopping experience.

Huffington PostObama’s SOTU? It’s His Post-White House AgendaJanuary 27, 2015Ben Mangan, lecturer and executive director at the Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership, wrote about his take on President Obama’s bold State of the Union speech and its future implications.

Bloomberg BusinessThe Simple Reason People Keep Going to DavosJanuary 19, 2015Professor Laura Tyson was quoted in a piece covering the annual Davos World Economic Forum where heads of states and executives meet to discuss business.

CNBCSmall homes sell for big bucks in Palo AltoJanuary 16, 2015Professor Nancy Wallace was quoted in an article covering both the rising popularity and home prices of Palo Alto, one of the most sought-after communities in the Bay Area.

SF GateFinancial District high-rises being taken over by techiesNovember 24, 2014Ken Rosen, chairman of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at Haas, stated that as technology industry continues to expand, the technology companies are occupying more of the traditional office towers in San Francisco.

SF GateObama’s immigration plan doesn’t grant tech world’s wishesNovember 21, 2014Associate Professor Steven Tadelis in Haas Business and Public Policy Group stated that it’s unlikely that Silicon Valley’s political support will stop, “given that much of the Silicon Valley leans Democratic.”

SF GateAnalysis: In quest for cash, investors ignore execs’ misdeedsNovember 19, 2014Assistant Professor Jo-Ellen Pozner in Haas Management of Organizations Group commented on Uber’s recent controversy over smear campaign by pointing out that it’s a chance for taking stock on how the companies should be perceived in the media, how they conduct themselves, a re-evaluation of their public persona.

San Jose Mercury NewsQuinn: Uber grapples with its aggressive imageNovember 18, 2014Adjunct Assistant Professor Kellie McElhaney stated that companies should welcome their biggest critics to discuss the issues instead of lashing out the critics.

Mareeg MediaThe Slow March to Gender ParityNovember 2, 2014Professor Laura Tyson in Haas Business and Public Policy Group points out the importance of increasing the economic participation and advancement of women as a way of improving economic growth.

iMedia ConnectionCreating your unique futureOctober 29, 2014Professor David Teece states that in order to be successful, companies must develop dynamic capabilities that are unique to each company and rooted in the company’s history.

CNBCNasty Wall St divorce battle ensnares biotech CEOsOctober 28, 2014Assistant Professor Jo-Ellen Pozner in Haas Management of Organizations Group stated that even if the allegations against two biotech CEOs regarding illegal drug use are false, the situation is a distraction for the companies and causes a legitimate concern for shareholders.

TechNewsWorldZuckerberg Talks His Way into Chinese Hearts and MindsOctober 24, 2014Visiting Professor Christopher Tang stated that Facebook needs to collaborate and coordinate with Beijing if it wants to succeed in China, and that knowing some basic Chinese and Chinese culture will go a long way.

Yahoo! NewsWhy one college president took a $90,000 annual pay cutOctober 15, 2014Professor David Levine’s research has shown that layoffs and budget cuts are more acceptable to lower-paid employees if executives share some of the pain, as shared values can inspire faculty and staff at the institution.

Positions and PromotionsWomen under attack from both men and womenOctober 15, 2014A study conducted by Professor Laura Kray and PhD candidate Alex Van Zandt in the Haas Management of Organizations Group shed light on the fact that both men and women were targeting women with more deception than men.

FortuneThe most lucrative seven-figure MBA degreesOctober 14, 2014Berkeley-Haas placed fourth in a ranking of the median pay and bonus over the 20-year period of MBA graduates at the top 50 U.S. schools, with median income of $3,233,000.

The New York TimesAn Open Window for Insider SalesOctober 4, 2014A study conducted by Professors Patricia Dechow and Alastair Lawrence in the Haas Accounting Group and PhD candidate James Ryans shed light on abnormal levels of insider selling before the SEC comment letters were published.

Huffington Post6 Reasons Good Posture Can Make Your Whole Day BetterOctober 3, 2014Assistant Professor Dana Carney in the Management of Organizations Group stated that proper posture signals to the brain that one is in the stance of power, which increases testosterone and leads to a productivity boost.

ForbesThe MBA of the Future Needs a Different ToolboxOctober 1, 2014The article leads with Dean Rich Lyons’s prediction that in the next 5-10 years, 50% of business schools could be put out of business by the online delivery of business programs.

American Marketing AssociationThe First Step in Building a BrandOctober 1, 2014Professor Emeritus David Aaker discusses the importance of building a brand vision, an articulated description of the aspirational image for the brand

U.S. NewsTop Ranked Part-Time MBA ProgramsSeptember 30, 2014The Evening & Weekend MBA Program, the top-ranked part-time MBA program per US News & World Report described in this round-up of part-time programs.

The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial RegulationExecutive Gatekeepers: Useful and Divertible Governance?September 30, 2014A paper by Assistant Professor of Finance Adair Morse studies the role of executive gatekeepers in preventing governance failures and the counter-incentive effects created by equity compensation.

World Economic ForumWhy are US workers being left behind?September 30, 2014An article by Professor Laura Tyson in the Business and Public Policy Group, director of Institute for Business & Social Impact, emphasizes the importance of fair distribution of profits in order to maintain America’s long-run living standards and economic competitiveness.